Friday Photo Flashback No. 15

JULY 3, 2007

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I♥PINK: Some of My Pink Stuffs

It's Thursday and I decided to join in a just recently opened girly meme " I♥PINK" hosted by the Sweetmom of Charlotte Victoria. Yay!! I think this would be fun as I am a pink addict too. I think most of us girls are, who isn't?

For my first entry here in the meme, I am showing you again my pink stuffs and some of my pink wishes, and my pinky daughter and pink etc. =)

My pink cellphone.. a bit old now but still cute. he he

My ultimate wish- it's the Hello Kitty Nec Hello Kitty laptop with Swarovski crystals

The fatty pregnant me in pink.. Ha ha ( I think I'm on my 3rd month that time)

My daughter in Pink.. I've posted this photo here.

You see I love pink. I still have a lot of pink stuffs to show , but will show it next time though. A lover of Pink too? Why not join us at I♥PINK and show us all your girly girl side.

Couple's Corner: A seal in Thy Heart

This is finally the day we have to tell about the day "We say I do" in Couple's Corner.

You can play the video at the bottom of the post ( It's actually a melody of the Song of Solomon) while reading my story.

Song of Solomon 8:6-7
Place me like a seal over your heart,
like a seal on your arm;
for love is as strong as death,
its jealousy unyielding as the grave.
It burns like blazing fire,
like a mighty flame.

Many waters cannot quench love;
rivers cannot wash it away.
If one were to give
all the wealth of his house for love,
it would be utterly scorned.

Marriage for me is setting a seal in each other's heart that both of you belong to each other. It is the utmost declaration of love before the Lord and before men. Though two hearts may have gone rough roads and highways, still they would be home in each other's arm for Love never falls away.

That day when he spoke of His ultimate love proposal for me, I realized that God has answered my earnest prayer. My happiness could not be contend that time already. However, as His family was against the tides, they dejected the idea of their son getting married to me.

But still the Lord has a way of arranging our lives together. I have the blessing from my own family and that was more important for me. My official marriage was never a fancy one. I have always dreamed of marching down the aisle with my white wedding dress and flowers all around. But in my real marriage day, I was the simplest bride wearing my simple Sunday dress, no marching down an aisle with beautiful blue flowers and no fancy ladies and children showering petals on the pathways. All was a mere simplicity. Nevertheless, the happiness was more than that of the ones who has been married in grandeur. I have been finally home and be at rest in my man's heart. He is the one who made my life complete and I am the satisfaction of his heart. Although the setting was so simple with only a few of my family and friends and his family never there , it was a bliss occasion for us.

My cousins and my best friend signed as witnesses on the contract. We thought it was not necessary to have so many as long as we have real and supportive ones. The officiating official was a lady Judge. There were no singing like in your marriage maybe , but I know the angels sang for us. I believe that our marriage was carefully and beautifully arranged by the Lord even before the foundation of the world. He led me to a dark situation to be ushered to the presence of my husband. I could have not met Zel if I was not placed into a downfall condition on the past. The Lord is really sovereign enough. It's always right to believe that behind the storms in our lives, the sun would always shine on the morrow.

We exchange our vows as prayers and praises and wore our wedding bands. The Officiating Official pronounced us as " MAN AND WIFE", the seal has been placed. Nothing and no one could break it except death. We kissed the sweetest kiss and I remembered I shed tears of gladness and contentment. Love is really the excellent way!

It was SEPTEMBER 13, 2004 when we sealed our love finally to the Lord and to all men, till death do us part.


Enjoy more marriage day stories at Rodliz Nest' Couple's Corner.

P.S. Photos of our wedding day are left at the province in my family home.

Tuesday eManna: Being Crucified with Christ

I have random posts every Tuesday, posting only what comes into mind. However, after the reflections on the happenings of our today's environment, I decided that I would post my reflections on the word of the Lord every Tuesday of the Week. To make this a double digest, I decided to make this a meme and would call it , "Tuesday eManna". To know what is Manna , know it here.

eManna for today:

I am crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
Gal. 2:20

Our inner eyes have to be opened. When Christ was crucified on the cross, God put our sins on Christ and crucified them on the cross. This is God's side of the work. Christ died for us and took our sins away. This occurred more than nineteen hundred years ago, and we believe it. Similarly, when Christ was crucified, God put us into Christ. Just as our sins were settled more than nineteen hundred years ago, our person was also dealt with at the same time. On the cross our sins were removed. On the cross our person was also dealt with. We must remember Romans 6:6: “Knowing this, that our old man has been crucified with Him.” We do not have to hope to be crucified with Christ. We have been crucified with Him, forever and unchangeably crucified with Him. God has put us into Christ. When Christ died on the cross, we died on the cross as well.

If you take a piece of paper, write a few letters on it, and then tear the paper apart, you tear the letters apart as well. You are tearing the paper, but as the paper is torn, the letters are torn. He died that He might “taste death on behalf of everything“ (Heb. 2:9). The whole old creation passed away with Him. You have been trying in vain to do good and to be a successful Christian for years. Now God has crucified you with Christ.

You have to believe in this truth. Your eyes need to be open to see that your sins were upon Christ and your person was also upon Christ. Your sins were on the cross, and your person was also on the cross. Your sins were taken away, and your person was also crucified. All this has been accomplished by Christ. Many people fail because they keep looking at themselves. Those who have faith should look at the cross and see what Christ has accomplished. God placed me in Christ. When Christ died, I also died!

Bible verses are taken from the Recovery Version of the Bible and Words of Ministry from Watchman Nee, Messages for Building Up New Believers, pp. 396-397. Both are published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA.

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New Header and Bagde for Mi Mundo Del Amor

Yes, I have a new header ! I decided to change it to add personal touch. This template is a freebie at Template Mama, thus everything is pre-made. I made it myself though I am not a pro when it comes to making header and tweaking themes. I felt good at the finish product though it might not be as good as yours. I hope you would still find it acceptable.

For those who are not familiar with my old header. It was as below.



Oh , I have a new badge too for you to grab in exchange of yours.



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Anyway, I used "Watermelon Dreams" Digi-scrap by: Rebecca's Scrapping Silliness

So what do you think? I hope you like it. =)

No Pointing Fingers

A man asked his father-in-law, "Many people praised you for a successful marriage. Could you please share with me your secret?"
The father-in-law answered in a smile, "Never criticize your wife for her shortcomings or when she does something wrong. Always bear in mind that because of her shortcomings and weaknesses, she could not find a better husband than
you."

We all look forward to being loved and respected. Many people are afraid of losing face. Generally, when a person makes a mistake, he would look around to find a scapegoat to point the finger at. This is the start of a war. We should always remember that when we point one finger at a person, the other four fingers are pointing at ourselves.

If we forgive the others, others will ignore our mistake too.

Friday Photo Flashback No. 14

1996

Though we have white beaches in the Philippines as you have in your places, most of the sand beaches here are of color gray... Yes, we were on one of the gray beaches here on our place on this photo. I was the one wearing red top. Look at us, I remember how happy we were playing and waddling on the waters. Those are my cousins and our uncle with me at the front.

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Mommy Moments: Let's Pretend

Mommy Moments cause it Friday, hurray!! Time to engage our posts into something we mommies love to tell. Our theme for this week is about : LET'S PRETEND, as our kids we must all agree love to pretend that they're somebody or make-believe.

I cannot always see my boys and not quite familiar on how they play that, as again I would say they are not living with me. For my girl, she's quite a pretender. You would always hear her bubbling to herself. Sometimes she's a teacher, other times she's a student, but mostly she is a singer or a performer on her pretending times. Not having a real playmate as she is the only kid in our house maybe leads her to more self-talks. Sometimes you may even feel scared as you will hear her talking to no one as if she is really having someone with her as she is quite good in the timing of her lines, and with her actions. Her nanny would even sometime react during times that she might feel that Alikah is really seeing things. LOL. But children are like that. I was even like that when I was a child.

Alikah loves to pretend that she is :

that she's a performer (singer and dancer)

that she's a mother and her babies are her dollies..

that she's a fairy or a wood nymph..

that she's a model or someone who poses for billboards..

that she is a princess , and Cinderella is her favorite among them..

So how do your kiddo's play Let's Pretend? Tell us of them here.

52 Weeks Challenge: 4/52

It's time for the challenge again as it's Thursday. It's fun that I decided to participate in this year-round challenge hosted by Carin of Forever In Blue Jeans. The goal of this challenge is for us moms to have at least one photo with the children once a week. We have always been behind the cameras. Now, it's time for us to show ourselves in front with the children or our family. Challenge yourself now. Join us here.

This was taken last weekend.. My little girl was trick or treating at our office with the other kids.. Got a chance to pose with her..

I always wanted her to be in pink as last year's costume was her being a pink fairy.. But she just loves blue.. What can I do?

Couples Corner: The Ultimate Marriage Proposal

How time really flies. I felt that I have just written our love story here and yet here I am again, writing another episode for COUPLE'S CORNER, a romantic meme hosted by Mommy Liz of Rodliz Nest. For this week's topic, it would be about Marriage Proposal.

Talking about marriage, I would say it is the ultimate manifestation of the love between two souls to be joined as one. It is the proclamation in the eyes of the Lord and men that you two have decided to be entwined into a life together through thick and thin. I also believe that marriage has been carefully planned by the Lord right from the beginning.

Let me tell you how we thread into this life called Marriage and the proposal in the context of a wonderful hymn that always reminded me that My marriage was carefully planned and arranged by the Lord.

The Divine Romance

1. How could a country girl like me
   Become Your match — Your bride to be?
   You're holy and You are divine
   But I'm fallen and human.
   
   Without You, Lord, I have no chance
   To be like You in this romance.
   But You chose me ere the world began
   Nothing could change Your plan.
• This divine romance
  Is My heart's deep plan.
  I became a lowly man
  To court My country girl.
• Nothing could deter,
  Nothing can alter
  My eternal love for her;
  I'll gain My country girl.
2. No man or angel ever knew
   This secret hidden deep in You
   That You desired to be one with man
   Before the world began.
   
   Though sin came in to ruin me
   Through Satan's scheme and subtlety
   Nothing could break Your love for me
   To gain me totally.
• This divine romance
  Is My heart's deep plan,
  I became a lowly man
  To court My country girl.
• Nothing could deter,
  Nothing can alter
  My eternal love for her;
  I'll gain My country girl.
3. As King of kings You became a man,
   You died for me—I've been redeemed,
   In resurrection made us queen
   To marry You, my King.
   
   From death You 'rose and entered me,
   I now possess Your divinity;
   In life and nature we're the same:
   Both human and divine.
• In Your love I'm drawn,
  To You I belong;
  I am not my own, Lord,
  I'm Yours alone.
• By Your love I'm drawn,
  In Your name I'm charmed,
  And Your Person captured me,
  For I've been kissed by Thee.
4. Lord, in this close sweet fellowship,
   Lord, be with me so intimate,
   So personal and affectionate;
   A sweet relationship.
   
   Lord, daily change my inward being
   Lord, all my heart possessing
   In all my being—transforming
   To be Your bride and queen.
• In Your love I'm drawn,
  To You I belong;
  I am not my own, Lord,
  I'm Yours alone.
• By Your love I'm drawn,
  In Your name I'm charmed,
  And Your Person captured me,
  For I've been kissed by Thee.

The hymn above is a beautiful love story in the Bible of the country girl Naomi who was courted and wooed by the rich husbandman despite of her lowly position. It is also about the Love of the Lord loving us regardless of how unworthy we are before Him.

I can highly relate to the context of the song. I questioned Zel why he chose me that I myself thought how unworthy I am to be a wife cause of my dark past. I wouldn't want him to be lashed on by the tongues and of the mocking eyes of his friends, neighbors and family. He was young, and by no means could find a better half than me.

If you only knew how many bucket of tears have fallen from my eyes and how many times my heart was torn into pieces whenever his own family before questioned his love for me. I could clearly tell from their words and from how they treated me that I am not welcomed to their family when they knew that Zel and I have been together in Manila before we got married. They were good to me in the beginning considering that I am a sister in the church. I had guessed that they might had assumed that it was only a mere physical attraction of their son towards me that their son would forget time comes that he will be away from me. So they didn't have fear at all that Zel will be hooked with me. Moreso that Zel was about to go to Manila that time anyway.

However, contrary to their assumption, Zel continued to communicate with me daily and expressing his love to me notwithstanding the distance. I was even surprised that Zel came home for my graduation on my second course. That time I felt that his mother was already becoming cold to me. She still talked to me but somehow her affection changed. I can tell it as I am good at reading others' thoughts and actions. I supposed that her fears of having a daughter-in law with instant grandchildren was growing.

Zel went back to Manila. It was time for me to look for a job. I could not find a descent one in our province so I asked him if I could come to Manila to look for a career there. Zel at first was very hesitant to say yes. He did not agree with the idea right away. He had a lot of excuses but I always find a way to butt in my stand too. After the long debate, it was decided that I will come over to the city. He looked for a place for us ahead. Nearing August I arrived Manila and that marked our time together in one bed, in one room and in one roof. Without the official marriage ceremony , we were tied in the eyes of the Lord.

But the tests of times did not stop there. Late one afternoon we came home from a friend's birthday celebration that a big surprise was waiting for us in the living room of the apartment where we were staying. The surprise was an older woman , maybe age 35 at that time while I was 25 and Zel was 23. I can remember her glaring eyes with the most maddening expression on her face. My thoughts automatically presumed that woman as his distant aunt sent by her mother. Zel let me went inside our room while they talked at the living room. My heart was racing, anticipating of a big problem with his family.

To my astonishment, zel went inside with quivering lips and an uneasy look. I asked him what's wrong and who was that. Never on my fickle mind I have thought what he had revealed to me. My mind was spinning, my heart crumpled and I can hardly breath. That woman was his other woman! That woman?? I was totally indisposed that time. I never knew what to do. It was a conflicting emotion. I was angry. I felt betrayed, I felt strong pain in my chest. I cried but suppressed my shouts. I was more dismayed when I knew that the woman was known by her family. Though she was 11 years older than Zel, they still preferred her for him. I can't totally put in words how hurt was I. All I knew was again my self esteem was lowered to the extreme. However, Zel assured me that he didnt love the woman. He has ended the relationship with her even before I came to Manila. He said he was tired of pretending. His family wanted that woman as she has promised to help him get lined-up as seaman in the agency of her sister. I can remember he said, " I am here with you and it's a proof that I choose you. My family likes her for me, but I don't love her and could not imagine my life with her till I grow old. It's you whom I want to be with for the rest of my life.." I believe him. If he had been true to that woman and wanted me to be out of his life, he could have dumped me while we were distant. The woman was older but age seem not to matter if you love someone right? She was even better than me as she was still single compared to me having been disgraced in the past. But he chose me.

It was like loving each other against all odds. His family was very insistent on insulting me through sms messages and all of those I have stored in my heart. My dislike for them has heightened, except for his father who was opposed to the rest of them. He was one person who believe that if we are destined to be with each other by the Lord, then they have to accept it by heart as the Lord could never be wrong in all his arrangements.

Nonetheless, according to the hymn above, Nothing could deter, nothing could alter what has been planned by the Lord. Nothing could Change His Plan. Our marriage was ordained even before the world began. That no matter how strong the tide, we were still home in each others arms. Zel could not be wavered. He stick with me through it all.

Regardless of all those barriers, he wanted to marry me. He told his family that he will marry me and that if they are not happy with it, then there's nothing he could do. He asked for forgiveness for disobeying their will and for following his own heart. That was the true manifestation of love I have ever experienced, the ultimate marriage proposal. It was nothing special and colorful as yours maybe with ring and flowers but it was the truest expression of his love unspoken.

I'll tell you about the day we sealed our love next week , for the mean time listen to the hymn I have told you below:



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